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I have no evidence of a 118mph run but there are plenty of logs showing that Merchant Navies regularly reached speeds in the 90's and into the 100's. Several of the logs are reproduced in Cecil J. Allen's book "British Pacific Locomotives" Now long out of print but you should be able to pick up a copy 2nd hand.
Another book which might help is the excellent Biography of Ron Jarvis, pub. Oakwood, who was responsible for the rebuilding of the Bullied Pacifics and later heavily involved in the design of the HST's
The performance of Tangmere et al in presevation seems to confirm the free running capabilities of Bullied Pacifics.
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